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Why Trump’s fight with Colombia over deportation flights has likely just begunPresident Donald Trump appeared to win Sunday’s showdown with Colombia, after Colombia appeared to accept military flights carrying deportees. But the faceoff could herald more conflict.
Mass deportations threaten the lifeline of money migrants send back homeMany migrants whom President Trump plans to deport have been keeping their relatives in Latin America financially afloat. What does their future hold?
He’d fight LA fires if he could. A former inmate shares his story from Mexico.Incarcerated people in California have helped put out the fires in Los Angeles. One man, deported to Mexico for his crime, says he wishes he could be back on the line now.
Trump has threatened mass deportations. Mexico prepares for mass reintegration.Deportations entail fear and heartbreak. But amid an expected wave of deportees from the U.S., Mexican civil society is mobilizing to lay out a more positive reintegration.
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Key question as Venezuela prepares for inauguration: Who is the next president?Venezuela is meant to inaugurate its next president Jan. 10. But with a contested election, who exactly will take power?
Justin Trudeau is out. For Canadians, it’s not really a surprise.Much of the world still sees Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a force for progress. But Canadians had anticipated his resignation for quite some time.
Can an unlikely love story overcome divisions in Colombia?In Colombia, one couple’s love, across a political divide, offers hope for broader national reconciliation.
First LookIn the shadow of a massive blackout, Jenniffer González is Puerto Rico’s new governorJenniffer González Colón took office Jan. 2 as Puerto Rico’s new governor, securing a historic third consecutive term for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Ms. González faces a crumbling power grid, recent blackouts, and a feeble, debt-ridden economy.
How one border community shows goodwill toward migrants this holiday seasonAs President-elect Trump promises mass deportations, one binational humanitarian group at the U.S.-Mexico border turns the Christmas season into a present-day parable of charity and acceptance.
First LookTrump’s tariffs pressure Canada, but sealing the world’s longest land border isn’t easyOver the past four years, Canada has made its border increasingly secure. But enforcement is difficult on the world’s longest land border, and President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration rhetoric pressured Canada to invest in security or face tariffs.
From shoeboxes to empty lots, Rio’s favela museums break with traditionWhat makes a museum? In long-marginalized neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, it’s up to the community.
First LookAfter President Milei’s first year, Argentina’s economy is looking strangely ... normalPresident Javier Milei’s first year saw a sharp decrease in inflation and a stronger peso as he implemented sweeping government cuts. Even as unemployment and poverty have surged, his approval rating still hovers around 50%.
Wild animals are disappearing in Latin America. Colombia is fighting back.Latin America’s animal populations have fallen drastically over the past 50 years. Will recapturing trafficked animals be enough to rewrite the future of wildlife?
In Canada, too, people remember a feast with settlers and Indigenous peopleIn Canada, Acadian descendants and the Mi’kmaq remember when they gathered to celebrate the harvest – and “good cheer.”
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